Cape May County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	34%

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Median resident age:	42.3 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 49,190	(48.1%)
Females: 53,136	(51.9%)

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Cape May County:	2.4 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county:	$51,995
New Jersey:	$67,035

This county:	$881
State:	$905

Cape May County:	$340,000
New Jersey:	$372,300

Detached houses: $413,705

Here:	$413,705
State:	$452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $569,652

Here:	$569,652
State:	$310,364

In 2-unit structures: $541,137

Here:	$541,137
State:	$429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $416,675

Here:	$416,675
State:	$371,779

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $580,641

Here:	$580,641
State:	$309,003

Mobile homes: $54,805

Here:	$54,805
State:	$53,584

Cape May County:	8.6%
New Jersey:	8.6%

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	8.5%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Ocean City, NJ MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cape May County is $636 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $800 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1048 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ocean City, Villas, Erlton-Ellisburg, Wildwood, North Wildwood, Cape May Court House, Cape May, Wildwood Crest, North Cape May, Sea Isle City.

Neighboring counties: Atlantic County , Cumberland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Cape May County: Avalon Yacht Club (A), Interchange Number 12 (B), Seaville Camp (C), Reubens Wharf (D), Cold Spring Harbor Dock (E), Mosquito Landing (F), Cresthaven County Home (G). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Cape May County include: Fishing Creek Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Cold Spring Church (C), Seaville Church (D), Trinity Church (E), Wesley Church (F), Palermo Church (G), Saint Elizabeths Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Seaside Cemetery (1), Woodland Cemetery (2), John Wesley Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Kay Pond (A), Daveys Lake (B), Lighthouse Pond (C), Little Sound (D), North Channel Pond (E), Clint Millpond (F), Pierces Point Pond (G), Miller Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stab Creek (A), Back Run (B), Banks Creek (C), Jug Creek (D), Jacobs Creek (E), Ben Elders Creek (F), Bennett Creek (G), Big Elder Creek (H), Maple Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Cape May County include: Dennis Creek Fish and Wildlife Management Area (1), Cape May County Park (2), Beaver Swamp Fish and Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Sunray Beach (A), Higbee Beach (B), Two Mile Beach (C), Sunset Beach (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.7%
New Jersey:	8.7%

Current college students: 3,466
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 3,288 (61% naturalized citizens)

Cape May County:	3.2%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 46,991
• One, attached: 8,301
• Two: 15,804
• 3 or 4: 5,983
• 5 to 9: 4,021
• 10 to 19: 2,412
• 20 or more: 4,714
• Mobile homes: 2,807
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Cape May County with a mortgage: 16,413 (1,632 second mortgage, 2,677 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,204

Here:	64.1% with mortgage
State:	71.5% with mortgage

Cape May County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 2.4 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/6/1979, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Cape May County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below New Jersey state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.9 miles away from Cape May County center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 35,252 (80%) Carpooled: 4,142 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 741 (2%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Railroad: 43 (0%) Taxi: 21 (0%) Motorcycle: 34 (0%) Bicycle: 341 (1%) Walked: 1,900 (4%) Other means: 286 (1%) Worked at home: 1,257 (3%)

5.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,114 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($338 average AGI)

Cape May County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

2.57% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($27,001 average AGI)
3.13% relocated from other states ($32,775 average AGI)

Cape May County:	3.13%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

from Atlantic County, NJ	0.85% ($46,122 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.55% ($57,876)
from Camden County, NJ	0.42% ($68,377)
from Delaware County, PA	0.28% ($58,330)
from Gloucester County, NJ	0.27% ($63,710)
from Burlington County, NJ	0.27% ($92,374)
from Bucks County, PA	0.22% ($88,116)

6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.64%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($352 average AGI)

Cape May County:	0.07%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

3.07% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($24,161 average AGI)
3.50% relocated to other states ($32,641 average AGI)

Cape May County:	3.50%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

to Atlantic County, NJ	1.52% ($54,812 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ	0.44% ($49,600)
to Camden County, NJ	0.32% ($47,339)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.28% ($64,964)
to Gloucester County, NJ	0.26% ($58,771)
to Montgomery County, PA	0.16% ($70,968)
to Delaware County, PA	0.15% ($79,339)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 22,252 (19,628 aged, 2,624 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 82,645 (20,974 male householders, 6,495 female householders)

  21,988 spouses, 27,296 children (25,279 natural, 675 adopted, 1,342 stepchildren), 1,542 grandchildren, 624 brothers or sisters, 797 parents, 1,253 other relatives, 1,676 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 17,030 (5,906 male householders (4,756 living alone)), 8,765 female householders (7,950 living alone)), 2,359 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,651 (1,910 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 13,403 2-persons, 5,529 3-persons, 4,939 4-persons, 2,460 5-persons, 722 6-persons, 416 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,706 1-person, 1,701 2-persons, 200 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

93.4% of residents of Cape May County speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $730,159,000 ($7247 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $32,671,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $337,936,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $203,326,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,249,000
Federal grants: $82,992,000
Federal procurement contracts: $36,005,000 ($19,034,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $68,651,000 ($5,406,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,193,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $44,377,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,712,446,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	-16 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

62% of Cape May County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in New Jersey.

Cape May County:	61.7%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 48542
• Northeast: 40321
• Midwest: 1797
• South: 5702
• West: 1267

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $102,600

Here:	10.9%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	11.8%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	22.0%
New Jersey:	30.1%

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